Why I can't recommend Arch or Gentoo

[Al Sten-Clanton]

Because I'm curious and peresently an Arch user, what has caused the 
Arch installation image size to grow beyond the capacity of a CD?  Thanks!

Al

On 9/23/2015 7:48 AM, Kelly Prescott wrote:
> Ok, I now have the time to respond to this thread...
> Echoing some of the things others have said, here I go!
>
> 1:  I like Kyle am a vollenteer maintainer of the TalkingArch distribution.
>
> 2:  I share his vision of keeping it is close to the original arch as
> possible.  We are not seeking to make another distribution, rather we
> are seeking to make a distribution experience which is as close to the
> original as possible.
>
> 3:  I realize that this is not all things to all people.  If this isn't
> your distro of choice, I totally understand and there are several others
> from which you can choose or you can make another one to match your
> particular needs/desires.
>
> 4.  Also like Kyle, I am always willing to help when I can.
> I do better responding to the mailing list for 2 reasons.   The first is
> I want my answers archived so future users might find them should they
> need them, and secondly I have a busy professional life which makes this
> the easiest medium at present for me.
>
> 5.  I am perfectly willing to help fix support issues particularly in
> the braille side of things, and I have 2 displays at present, a Hims
> Braille Edge 40 and a pacmate 40 cell display.
> This does, limit my options, but I do what I can.
>
> 6:  Mention was made of changing the serial detection of brltty in the
> distro, and We might be able to do that, but I am reluctant to change
> the packages I use as I don't want them to differ from the distributed
> ones.
> The only mods I make at present are to strip out some of the XWindows
> and API stuff so it will be a smaller package for the ISO.
>
> 7:  As we move forward, change is are bound to happen.  Even the regular
> Arch developers are struggling with the fact that the distro is going to
> no longer fit on a CDRom.
> We could strip out the braille support, but this would take out braille
> as a installation option and the main stream arch iso will go over the
> CD size probably by the end of the year anyway. We still offer the cd on
> request as a option, so no one is left out.
>
> 8:  as for developer motivation, mine works like this.  I want a
> blind-friendly command-line distribution I can use.  I also want to help
> other like-minded persons discover the command-line and learn Linux.
> I am not trying to rid the world of Windows per say, but I do enjoy
> seeing people learn more about the software and hardware they use.
> I also enjoy seeing people switch to free software options.
> It is all about choice!
>
> I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
> -- Kelly Prescott
>
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